#393227Creole (#393227) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.32 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #393227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 50, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 19%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 32%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 78%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(21.2 1 8.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.321 0.021 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Creole is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3b3023 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#3b3226 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#393227 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#393228 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Creole in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 12.65:1 and against black 1.66:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a59f96 · #807a70 · #5d564c · #393227 · #1d170e · #040200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5a6a45 · #54562a · #4e420e · #393227 · #3c1e00 · #2f1001
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9cab90 · #9a835d · #5a7244 · #46523c · #393227 · #271700
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bbb09f · #627eaa · #574f42 · #393227 · #231601 · #100600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #bcb6ac · #7b7f83 · #504a40 · #393227 · #1a1d23
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f5f1ec · #cdc9c3 · #a19c96 · #393227 · #080401 · #f4b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2ff · #a0b8dd · #6380ab · #354b6d · #393227 · #271b07
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #8fbed5 · #7d77a9 · #1f5166 · #393227 · #1d1a2e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #88c3c5 · #92709b · #5a3f61 · #393227 · #022224
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #91c3b0 · #6380ab · #643c50 · #393227 · #121d2f
#554F44 · #736D64 · #928D85 · #B3AEA7 · #D5D1CB
#302A20 · #28221A · #201B13 · #18140D · #110D07
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.